Source-cited draft: vat / gst for DR Congo (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Value-added tax (TVA) | The DRC operates a value-added tax (Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée, TVA) at a standard 16% rate, administered by the DGI. This is an unverified 2025 draft pending accountant review. | |
| Standard VAT rate | 16%Ordonnance-loi n° 10/001 instituant la TVA | |
| Reduced rate | 1% on certain essential goods (e.g. specified food items and agricultural inputs)Ordonnance-loi n° 10/001 instituant la TVA | |
| Zero rate | 0% on exports of goods and servicesOrdonnance-loi n° 10/001 instituant la TVA | |
| VAT registration threshold | Annual turnover exceeding CDF 80,000,000Ordonnance-loi n° 10/001 instituant la TVA | |
| Filing frequency | MonthlyOrdonnance-loi n° 10/001 instituant la TVA | |
| VAT return and payment deadline | By the 15th day of the month following the taxable periodOrdonnance-loi n° 10/001 instituant la TVA | |
The DRC operates a value-added tax (Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée, TVA) at a standard 16% rate, administered by the DGI. This is an unverified 2025 draft pending accountant review.
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| Reverse charge on imported services |
| VAT on services supplied by non-established providers is accounted for by the DRC recipient under a reverse-charge mechanismOrdonnance-loi n° 10/001 instituant la TVA |
| Voluntary registration | Businesses below the threshold (e.g. regular importers/exporters) may register voluntarilyOrdonnance-loi n° 10/001 instituant la TVA |
| E-invoicing / e-filing | DGI is rolling out electronic invoicing and e-filing for VAT-registered companies under the 2025 modernization planDGI 2025 Tax Modernization Plan |
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